The Imperfection Of Human Love
We all need love to survive.
Friends, moms and dads, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, children; we die–at the very least in spirit–without it. Yet, the love we can give to one another is limited at best and often broken in part by our own brokenness.
- Some have been hurt, wounded, or abused and find it difficult to love without fear.
- Some hold jealousy, resentment, or vindictiveness in their hearts contaminating the purity of their love.
- Some are so self-centered and narcissistic they can love no other than themselves.
I could go on, but the truth is this…
We ALL love with an imperfect love. And when we’ve been wounded by imperfect human love, we must turn to the source of whom that love begins with anyway.
“In order not to be destroyed by the wounds inflicted by that imperfect human love, we must trust that the source of all love is God’s unlimited, unconditional, perfect love, and that this love is not far away from us but is the gift of God’s Spirit dwelling within us. ” –Henri Nouwen
We should all be aiming for an improving love that looks much more compellingly like that which God originally loves us with. But, let’s also be clear on what and where the source of that perfect love comes from, and ask there for some help!
